From our feature, The Vivant’s Top Ten Fabulous Gin Cocktail Recipes, I talked with the folks at ROOT Crafted about their organic mixers. It’s not just good liquor that makes for a good cocktail. Without the right type of mixer, even…
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Slide Back Sour, from Catoctin Creek Distilling Co.
From our feature, The Vivant’s Top Ten Fabulous Gin Cocktail Recipes, tasting room manager Denise Petty at Catoctin Creek Distilling Co. uses strawberries and rhubarb for a great summer drink. There are a few things that always define summer for me.…
Fresh from Fiji at the Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort: The Cucumber Chill
From our feature, The Vivant’s Top Ten Fabulous Gin Cocktail Recipes, I went all the way to Fiji (at least virtually) to find this wonderful recipe. There are two things I like about this cocktail. First, it incorporates cucumbers, which gives…
Uncle Val’s Peppered Gin Mary
From our feature, The Vivant’s Top Ten Fabulous Gin Cocktail Recipes, I went in search of a gin version of a Bloody Mary, and Uncle Val’s didn’t disappoint with their very well-balanced peppered gin. Uncle Val’s has some of the most…
The Vivant’s Top Ten: Fabulous Gin Cocktail Recipes
There’s a lot more you can do with gin than make a Churchill martini. What’s a Churchill martini, you ask? Essentially it’s a glass of cold gin, poured in the same room with a bottle of vermouth off to the…
Celebrate National Tequila Day!
Out of all the holidays of the year, National Tequila Day is my all-time favourite. But what with staying at home in isolation since February, I nearly forgot about it — that is, until my friends over at PATRÓN reminded…
Take your cocktails to the next level with CBD
The newest trend among mixologists is to offer CBD-infused cocktails, and the result is absolutely fabulous. CBD is the non-psychoactive cousin of cannabis which doesn’t get you high but does give you some of the other benefits, including relief from…
5 Beers That Are Must-Haves This Summer
Summer is all about kicking back and relaxing poolside or at the beach with the people you love. You’ll want to be splashing through water getting your tan on while drinking a cold one to help you cool off from…